BILLERICA — “Wait, I thought I was visiting a high school, not a Boston Road strip mall,” visitors at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School might say this week. A brick Dunkin’ Donuts greets them in ...

SALISBURY — Time has a way of taking its toll on things, and even the best-built structures need little attention every now and then. Students from the West Rowan High School masonry classes joined ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - For Steven Uhler, happiness is a trowel in his hand, a stack of bricks and a project to finish. “It gives me a challenge, something I look forward to doing. It’s my favorite class.

On scaffolding in the Marietta Armory, Canaan Davis, 17, of Marietta, scrutinizes materials as he lays bricks with his masonry class from the Washington County Career Center Tuesday. (Photo by Janelle ...

HOWARD - Growing up with four brothers, Jye Jude is used to being around the guys. So she doesn't feel out of place as the only woman in her masonry classes at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

For Steven Uhler, happiness is a trowel in his hand, a stack of bricks and a project to finish. “It gives me a challenge, something I look forward to doing. It’s my favorite class. If I could stay ...